Shoe and method of making same



Dec. 9, 1930.

A. FRIED 1,784,806

SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed April 22, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet lINVENTOR ATTORN EY$ Dec. 9, 1930. A. FRIED I SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKINGSAME 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 22, 1929 INVENTOR Patented Dec 9, 1930UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ABRAHAM L. FRIED, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Application filed April 22,

The object of th s invention is to provide a shoe or slipperconstruction which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture anddurable in use.

, In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention Fig.1 is adiagrammatic development of the toe and heel blanks,

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the inner sole,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the parts sewed together to form theupper of the slipper,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing th inner sole sewed to the upper,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing how the arch strip and heel counterare assembled in place,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the complete body on the last, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the 5 completed slipper withthe sole in place.

. In the embodiment of the' invention as illustrated in the slippershown in the drawings, the toe blank 8 and heel blanks 9 are out out ofstock in the form shown, and

with the extreme toe and heel portions shaped as extra peripheral strips10 and 11 extending beyond the body portions of the blanks. The innersole 12 is blanked out in the form shown in Fig. 2, and with the extremetoe por- 5 tion provided with a protruding peripheral '-strip 13.

As shown in Fig. 3 the toe and heel portions 8', -9 are lined and sewedtogether at their ends 14, 15 and 16, 16;v The lining 17 is O sewedalong the upper edge 18 of the heel blank and the upper edge 19 to thetoe blank, and it is also sewed along the lower edge 20 of the toe blankas shown in Fig. 3, but the extreme end of the toe portion of the liningis extended as a peripheral strip 21 protruding beyond the peripheralstrip 10 of the toe portion. Then the inner sole 12 is sewed to thelower edges of the toe and heel at 20 and 2011, as shown in Fig. 4, therear edge23 "of 0 the inner sole terminating short'of the ex- 1929.Serial No. 357,028.

treme heel portion and the toe strip 13 fitting within the protrudingtoe strips 10 and 21 of the lining 17 and upper 8.

The upper is now in condition to receive the combined arch "strip orshank stiffener 21' and heel counter 25, WhlCllfiS a unit are insertedbetween the lning of the leather of the heel portion as shown in Fig. 5.The parts of this shank counter unit are fastened together by tackingthe lower flanges 26 of the counter to the bottom of the shank stiffener24 so thatthese parts are rigidly held together as a unit. The lining 17is then smoothed down around the inner surface of the counter andoverlaps the shank stiffener 24 down to the seam 14, 15, where thelining passes under the shank stifiener and approximately along the lineof the stitching 20. As shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the peripheral heel strip11 loosely protrudes.

The assembled upper is now in condition to be placed on the last 27 forfinal forming and the formation of the toe and heel. In the process ofthis invention the placing of the upper on the last is a simple matterof centering the inner sole on the last, the edges of whichthenautomatically form the sole line 28 of the toe and 29 of the heelaround the upper. On the last the toe is formed by bending back theloose toe end of the toe upper 8, 10, and inserting the toe boxmaterial, preferably dampened buckram ma-' terial, to form the toe boxdirectly on the last. The inner sole toe strip 13 just fits within theedge of the sole as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6. Then cement isapplied to all of the protruding toe strips of the lining 21 and the toe"box material and the leatherupper 10, and all of these are turned overand flattened tightly down and cemented to the surface of the inner sole12. At the sametime the protruding as shown in Fig. 7, the usual bottomsole strip 32 being inserted and fastened in place as b cementmg overthe entire sole portion of t e upper. The assembled upper is fastened tothe sole and heel 30, 31, preferably by cementing thereto, and withoutany sewin of the upper to the sole portions.

ith the process of this invention the formation of the upper is renderedsimple and inexpensive and much time is saved in the manipulation of theparts on the last. It is only necessary forthe operator to position theupper on the last and then fold over and cement down the toe and heelextremities. The sewing of the parts may be of any desired type insteadof the cross stitching shown. When the sole is cemented on, the shoe iswaterproofed by the sole layer and the cement layer, all of thestitching being confined to the upper.

I claim:

1. The process of forming a shoe comprising forming the heel and toeportions of the upper and lining the same, sewing a sole member theretothroughout a portion of their length and attaching thereto a combinedshank stitl'ener and counter member to form an upper unit, positioningsaid unit 'on a last, and then fastening unattached portions of theupper to the sole member and the combined shank stiffener and countermember.

2; A shoe comprising shank stiffener and counter members and upperportions sewed to an inner sole member throughout a portion of theirlength, attached to the shank stiflener and counter members, and havinunsewed portions fastened to said inner sole member at one end and tosaid counter member at the other.

3. A shoe comprising shank stiffener and counter members and upperportions sewed to an inner sole member throughout'a portion of theirlength, attached to the shank stiffener and counter members, and havingunsewed portions cemented to said inner sole member at one end and tosaid counter member at the other, the whole of the upper unit beingcemented to a sole.

4. A shoe comprising an upper unit which includes a lined upper' havingperipheral strips at the toe and heel, an inner sole member sewed to theupper except at the peripheral strips, a counter flanged and associatedwith a shank stiffener and inserted between the upper and its lining atthe rear, the peripheral strips att-he toe being fastened to the innersole member, and the peripheral strip at the rear being fastened to theflange of the counter, and an outer sole member to .\wl1ich the upperunit is secured.

5. A shoe comprising an upper formed with peripheral strips at the toeand heel,

an inner sole having aperipheral strip at its toe fitting inside the toeperipheral strip of the upper and terminating at its rear at thebeginning of the heel peripheral strip of the upper, a lining having toeand heel peripheral strips in correspondence with the peripheral stri sof the upper, a counter flanged and com ined with a shank stiffener, abottom sole strip, and a sole and heel element, the peripheral strips atthe toe being all fastened together, the peripheral stri s at the heelbeing cemented to the counter ange, the

bottom sole strip being fastened to the inside of the shoe, and the soleand heel element being secured at the outside of the shoe.

6. The process of forming a shoe having the elements set forth in claim5, which includes sewing the inner sole along its edges to the bottom ofthe upper except at the peripheral strip portions, attaching the liningto the upper, inserting the counter and shank stiffener between thelining and the inner sole, shaping, flattening, and cementing theperipheral strip portions at the toe to the inner sole, shaping,flattening and cementing the peripheral strips at the heel to the flangeof the counter, cementing the sole and heel element in place on thebottom of the shoe, and securing the bottom sole strip on the inside ofthe shoe. 4

ABRAHAM L. FRIED.

